this is home this is where i go this is my playtime this is the past this is my time
 
27 January 2002

So, am super relieved finals are over. Stress really does take a lot out of a person-- I noticed I was more tired (with the same amount of sleep), ate more unhealthy food, and generally looked terrible. I just need closure now; I want to know my final grades in all the classes. I know about Modern Euro and Latin... but that's it.

Somehow I never can remember all the things I was going to write about while sitting in front of my computer. Oh well.

I took my first real bath in a long time Friday. It was excessively nice, with my newly bought white gardenia bubble bath and bath oil beads. Classical music played softly in the background, and I had three books next to the tub, but ended up not reading them. I was surprised when I got out of my bath and realized that it had been an hour! Smelled all nice afterwards.

Thursday: had my first tennis lesson in five months. I noticed I tend to use up my energy during lessons, and therefore when it's time to play games I suck. I also noticed I tend to get nervous when teachers are watching me play. So, yesterday (I take tennis lessons twice a week), I conserved my energy (as best as I could) and when it came to game time, I was playing well! I played doubles with my sister, who has a hidden talent for being able to hit back really hard shots, and we were this close to winning the 'tournament' but these two girls won because by some strange twist they always managed to play the easiest people over and over again. I figured out that it's best to not be emotional during tennis.